Filipina held by Aussie police in tea mix-up cleared
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Quote:MELBOURNE, Australia – A Filipino tourist was cleared of wrongdoing Thursday after spending five days in custody after Australian officials mistook packets of tea for amphetamines.
Melbourne Judge Jack Vandersteen ordered the director of public prosecutions to pay (AUS)$5,000 ($4,600) to Maria Cecilia Silva, 29, for her ordeal.
When Silva arrived in Melbourne airport from the Philippines on Saturday, drug-detection dogs reacted to ice tea packets in her luggage.
Customs determined there were amphetamines in three packets of lemon-flavored ice tea and handed Silva over to the Australian Federal Police.
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